These Are the Best Holiday Events in NYC

Holiday events in NYC

Find the best upcoming events & activities for any age group

From dazzling Christmas lights to friendly Shabbat dinners to local caroling, find holiday events

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Saturday Dec. 13, 2025

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Photos with Santa at Staten Island Mall

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Staten Island MallStaten Island

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Photos with Santa at Green Acres

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Green Acres MallValley Stream

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Santa Photo Experience at Smith Haven Mall

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Smith Haven MallLake Grove

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Photos with Santa at Kings Plaza

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Kings Plaza Shopping CenterBrooklyn

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Photos With Santa at Queens Center

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Queens CenterQueens

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Photos with Santa

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The Shops at Atlas ParkGlendale

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Santa Photo Experience

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Roosevelt FieldGarden City

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Santa Photos

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Walt Whitman ShopsHuntington Station

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Santa Land

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Atlantic Terminal MallBrooklyn

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Christmas Spectacular Starring The Radio City Rockettes

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Radio City Music HallManhattan

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8 am – 10 pm

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant Park

Bank of America Winter Village at Bryant ParkManhattan

8 – 10 am

Breakfast with Santa @ Applebee’s Riverdale

Applebee’s Grill + Bar RiverdaleBronx

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8:30 am – 7 pm

Bluey X CAMP: Bluey Christmas

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CAMP 5th AvenueManhattan

Santa Claus

9 am – noon

Annual Holiday Pancake Breakfast with Santa at The American Airpower Museum

The American Airpower MuseumFarmingdale

9 – 11 am

Santa Brunch at Harvest Cafe

694 New Dorp LaneStaten Island

9 am – 1 pm

Breakfast with Santa at The Milleridge Inn

The Milleridge InnJericho

9 am

Breakfast with Santa at Stew Leonard’s

Stew Leonard’s East MeadowEast Meadow

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9 am – noon

20th Anniversary ASL-interpreted Shabbat Morning Service

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Town & Village SynagogueEast Village

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9 am – 7 pm

Gingerbread City

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Christmas
Classes

The Gingerbread City at The SeaportSeaport

9:30 am – 6 pm

41st Annual Kickoff to Kwanzaa Celebration

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Community
Festivals

Langston Hughes LibraryCorona

10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Train Show

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Attractions
Holiday

New York Botanical GardenBronx

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10 am – 6 pm

Lightscape

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Holiday

Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn

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10 am – 5 pm

Stories by the Fire at CMOM

Ages: 8 and under
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Craft & DIY

The Tisch Building at CMOMUpper West Side

10 am – 3 pm

The Holiday Market at East Wind

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Christmas
Community

East Wind Long IslandWading River

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10 am – 9 pm

Shine Bright at Hudson Yards Presented by Wells Fargo

The Shops & Restaurants at Hudson YardsNew York City

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10 am – 8 pm

Holiday Under the Palms at Brookfield Place

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Manhattan Selfies with Santa

10 am – 7 pm

Selfies with Santa

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Christmas
Free

Brookfield PlaceTribeca

10 am – 7 pm

Museum Of Ice Cream’s Pinkmas

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Art
Attractions

Museum of Ice Cream NYCSoHo

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10 am – 6 pm

Hicks Nurseries Pictures with Santa

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Christmas
Free

Hicks NurseriesWestbury

10 am – 5 pm

Pictures with Santa at The Dees’ Nursery

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Christmas
Holiday

Dees’ NurseryOceanside

10 am – 3 pm

Santa Brunch at RUMBA Patchogue

Ages: 5 – 8
Food & Drink
Holiday

RUMBA PatchoguePatchogue

10 am – noon

Breakfast with Santa Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe New YorkManhattan

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